The case arises out of a reference made to bench in 2020 that expressed serious doubts about correctness of the 2005 landmark E.V. Chinnaiah vs State of Andhra Pradesh judgement.
New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior advocate Kapil Sibal had a heated exchange in Supreme Court Tuesday over the Enforcement Directorate’s powers...
In October 2021, Centre extended 'jurisdiction' of BSF from 15 km to 50 km from international border in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal & Assam. AAP govt has challenged it.
Guild's fact-finding report on Manipur ethnic clashes 'may be right or wrong but that’s what free speech is all about’, CJI Chandrachud tells Solicitor General Tushar Mehta
Solicitor general Tushar Mehta commenced arguments on the central government’s behalf on the 10th day of hearings in case challenging abrogation of Article 370.
Solicitor general makes statement in response to Congress leader Manish Tewari's 'apprehensions' about central govt abrogating special provisions for Northeast in Article 371.
Govt sought S K Mishra's extension on ground of ongoing FATF review. Bench asked if govt giving a picture that its entire dept is 'incompetent' & 'can't function without 1 person'.
In letter to Union home secretary, Mehta says Malik could have escaped, forcibly taken away or even killed, and there could have been a serious risk to security of Supreme Court.
Bench of justices KM Joseph & BV Nagarathna extends 2022 order directing Delhi, Uttarakhand & UP to act on hate speech, says action should be taken regardless of accused's religion.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was arguing Karnataka govt’s stand that hijab ban in pre-university colleges in state wasn't unconstitutional & didn't violate right to speech or privacy.
India must dedicate its efforts to solidify Quad as a serious security alliance and signal to the world that it values its values-based relationship with US above transactional ties.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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